No Native Language Support in browser started from shell prompt

[Dr Bean]

On Mon, 24 Jun 2024, Andrey Repin wrote:

> Greetings, Dr Bean!
> 
> >> >
> >> > Am 14.06.2024 um 09:37 schrieb Dr Bean via Cygwin:
> >> > > With qutebrowser and Microsoft Edge started from a cygwin shell prompt,
> >> > > there is no Native Language Support.
> >> > > 
> >> > > Started from a cmd prompt,
> >> > > 
> >> > > "c:\Program Files\qutebrowser\qutebrowser.exe" https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7
> >> > > 
> >> > > qutebrowser has Chinese and Japanese support.
> >> > > 
> >> > > But in cygwin neither qutebrowser, started with cygstart or
> >> > > as /cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/qutebrowser/qutebrowser
> >> > > https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7
> >> > > 
> >> > > nor Microsoft Edge as default browser started with cygstart, enjoy NLS support.
> >> > That page displays fine for me, after starting /Program Files
> >> > (x86)/Microsoft/Edge/Application/msedge.exe with cygstart. What exactly
> >> > is the symptom of "no Japanese support"?
> >> 
> >> I spoke too soon. Microsoft Edge doesn't appear to lack NLS support when 
> >> started from a mintty window either with cygstart or the /cygdrive path.
> 
> > I installed Google Chrome, and Japanese and Korean 
> > keyboard entry appear to be supported by both IME when it is started 
> > from a mintty window with cygstart or directly with the cygdrive 
> > path.
> 
> If I'm allowed to hazard a guess, check if any of the environment variables
> set by Cygwin affecting your browser.
> My first suspicion would be LANG and LOCALE ones.

The environment variable involved appears to be QT_IM_MODULE 
(qutebrowser is a Qt app). Disabling it in the qutebrowser config 
file lets you input text in CJK scripts, when you open web pages with
'cygstart'.

> -- 
> With best regards,
> Andrey Repin
> Monday, June 24, 2024 17:12:27
> 
> Sorry for my terrible english...
> 

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